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 The Helmand expedition arises from Blair's obsession with global 
 machismo and his addiction to abstract nouns. If I were its designated 
 leader, General David Richards, I would not disobey orders but I would 
 ask to see Reid before leaving. I would grab him by his lapels, ram 
 his head against the ministry wall and scream in his face: "Tell me 
 what the hell you really mean by sending my soldiers to that godawful 
 place?" If the reply is yet more waffle about upholding democracy and 
 combating terror, I would storm out with such a door slam as could be 
 heard the length of Britain. 
  
 ) Guardian Newspapers Limited 2006 
  
  
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